North Carolina’s Favorite Mexican Fast Food Is What?
It may not be Taco Tuesday but it’s always a good time for tacos. They are one of the most popular foods in the country and for good reason. In…
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(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)It may not be Taco Tuesday but it's always a good time for tacos. They are one of the most popular foods in the country and for good reason. In fact, our overall consumption of the Mexican food going up by 12.8% since the start of the pandemic. I know for me it was sone of the first restaurants I wanted to go back to in person, because queso just isn't the same to go! (Neither is that extra large margarita). This prompted data analysts at the market research firm TOP Data to seek out the most popular Mexican fast food in America.
To do this, they analyzed a combination of GPS tracking data from all the major taco restaurant chains. Also considered were the results of a survey of 1,000 Americans. They concluded that Taco Bell has seen the most growth this year with a 4.5% increase in visits since the start of the 2022. But the most popular? That title goes to Chipotle Mexican Grill which won the top spot in 17 states.
Taco Bell was the runner-up, claiming the crown in 11 states. Others that won at least one state include Qdoba Mexican Eats, Moe's Southwest Grill, Del Taco, Baja Fresh, and Taco John's.
Keep reading to see the top 5 favorite Mexican fast food restaurants in North and South Carolina plus the states each restaurant ranks as the favorite in!
North Carolina
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Taco Bell
- Del Taco
South Carolina
- Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Baja Fresh
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Taco Bell
Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Vermont
Taco Bell
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wyoming
Moe's Southwest Grill
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Texas
- Nevada
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Virginia
Del Taco
- Illinois
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Baja Fresh
Maryland
Taco John's
New York
